Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
74th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2014
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.050.10.150.20.251992200620201992: 0.197 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.175 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.239 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.212 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.203 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.172 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.178 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.16 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.159 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.159 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.171 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.158 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.214 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.177 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.212 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.2% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in 2020.

The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.

Pakistan ranks 74th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1999 0.2% -11.1%
2001 0.2% +36.9%
2003 0.2% -11.2%
2005 0.2% -4.5%
2007 0.2% -15.2%
2008 0.2% +3.5%
2009 0.2% -9.9%
2010 0.2% -0.7%
2012 0.2% -0.2%
2013 0.2% +7.6%
2014 0.2% -7.7%
2017 0.2% +35.9%
2018 0.2% -17.6%
2020 0.2% +20.1%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 31% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 71 Gambia 0.3% compare
  2. 72 India 0.3% compare
  3. 73 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  4. 75 Ghana 0.1% compare
  5. 76 Zambia 0.1% compare
  6. 77 Uganda 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Pakistan ranks 74th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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